Nutrition and Behaviour

Entry requirements

A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 or equivalent in a required subject. Required subjects include Clinical/life sciences, psychology, nursing or equivalent health professionals.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Why study MSc Nutrition and Behaviour at BU?

• Nutrition-related ill-health contributes towards preventable disease including obesity and many of the non-communicable diseases on both a national and global scale.
• Gain a foundation in the physiology and biochemistry of nutrition, complemented by units on the role of nutrition in behaviour and cognition, and the management of associated clinical conditions.
• Discover the role of nutrition from preconception to old age including topics such as in-utero programming, infant feeding practices, the development of food likes and dislikes in children, food promotion, psychological factors contributing to the development of obesity including appetite and weight control, disordered eating behaviours, prevention of diet-related disease, and the role of diet in normal ageing and age-related conditions.
• Put learning into a professional context with a short placement in an environment of your choice; locally or internationally and in the healthcare, community or private sector.

This course is accredited by the Association for Nutrition (AfN) which means that after graduating you will be able to apply for Associate level status with the AfN.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS 6.5 (Academic) or above, with a minimum of 6.0 in writing, speaking, listening and reading.

Fees and funding

For fees and funding information, please visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/pg-funding